Question

Of the dogs 1/12 were classified as belonging to hound group.of the dogs in hound groups3 /10 were english foxhounds what fraction of the dogs at the show were english foxhounds

Answer 1

so 1/12 of all dogs are in hound
of the hound gropu, 3/10 is english foxhounds
find what fraciton of all adogs are english foxhounds
so 3/10 of 1/12
in math 'of' means multiply with fractions so
3/10 times 1/12=(3 times 1)/(10 times 12)=3/120=1/40
1/40 of the dogs were english foxhounds